Huge very very bright VERY big perfectly round white ball first noticed then 5 seconds later followed by a thick steady trail that eventually faded but didn't fragment. Never have I seen anything like this. Enjoy checking out space station, planets via the naked eye. Never have I seen anything like this. Please let me know if you have additional info. I feel so privileged and honored to see it--whatever it was!

Location

Address

Newton, MA

Latitude

42° 19' 9.61'' N (42.319336°)

Longitude

71° 10' 18.23'' W (-71.171731°)

Elevation

51.71096m

Time and Duration

Local Date & Time

2012-12-19 19:38 EST

UT Date & Time

2012-12-20 00:38 UT

Duration

&ap;7.5s

Direction

Moving direction

From up left to down right

Descent Angle

135°

Moving

Facing azimuth

347.12°

First azimuth

347.71°

First elevation

45°

Last azimuth

347.62°

Last elevation

-1°

Brightness and color

Stellar Magnitude

-28

Color

White

Concurrent Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Delayed Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Persistent train

Observation

YES

Duration

3s

Length

90°

Remarks

it was a thick really bright big trail glowing white. it faded the way fireworks fade. it was crazy! very thick very bright very long